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Aunt Ruthie: Art through the Ages

by MarianBeaman | Aug 12, 2015 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Uncategorized

My Mennonite Aunt Ruthie Longenecker is elderly now. She has always loved art and is still producing beautiful things nearing age 97. Like Mary Delany, known for her exquisite scissors art, age is no hindrance to creativity. Note the red and teal crayons in...

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